000 FZNT25 KNHC 080259 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 959 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2018 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... Southeast Gulf of Mexico .SYNOPSIS...High pres NE of the area will maintain fresh to strong return flow through tonight. A cold front will move into the NW portion early Mon with an associated low pres area entering the N central Gulf Mon evening. The low and front will weaken as they continue SE into Tue morning, then will drift S through Tue night while gradually becoming a remnant trough into early Wed. The trough will drift W through Wed night while dissipating, with return flow then dominating through early Thu. The next cold front may enter the NW portion Thu afternoon, sweeping across the basin through the end of the week. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A stationary front from near 24N65W to near the Windward Passage will weaken and gradually dissipate to a trough tonight. Gale force winds S of 24N just W of the front will diminish around midnight. The trough will then drift NW through the week, approaching NE Florida and SE Georgia through Thu night. High pres over the central Atlc will build in the wake of the trough for the end of the week. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. S of 27N, seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. N of 27N, seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N.